AddressFinance Partner
Category: Finance
Location: Oxford, South East, GB
The Position
The position of a Finance Partner is a new role where you would have the opportunity to lead the affiliate management accounting for the Novo Nordisk Research Centre in the UK, from budgeting/forecasting through to rolling estimates, variance analysis and reporting to ensure optimal use of financial resources and accurate and insightful management reporting. Great communication and stakeholder management skills will be of essence when acting as a business partner to relevant departments, providing financial information and assisting in financial decision making.
In this crucial role, you will:
- Lead cost planning and budgeting processes for allocated departments, ensuring investments are focused to drive organizational objectives and have a demonstrable impact on results.
- Ensure accurate monthly management P&L reporting, including analytics and metrics to monitor performance and cost control.
- Collaborate with the wider finance function to review and analyse the UK monthly P&L.
- Prepare and submit monthly and quarterly financial reporting to stakeholders and continuously improve finance reports and processes to enhance relevance, format, and efficiency.
- Coordinate with global support teams and lead finance projects as required.
In all the above, you will adhere to local regulatory requirements, Novo Nordisk policies, and business ethics procedures.
Qualifications
We are searching for a seasoned Finance Partner who is keen to bring their strong knowledge of UK accountancy rules & principles expertise and who has experience working for a large, multinational matrix organization. Being able to cut through complexity and communicate insights in a clear and simple manner and in influencing key stakeholders is an essential quality for the role. We expect our Finance Partner to work independently, with minimal direction, and to be comfortable in an ambiguous, fast-paced environment. The person who will thrive in this position is proactive, analytical and has a continuous improvement mindset.
Moreover, other qualifications for this role include:
- Education to degree or equivalent level (preferable within a financial / management discipline) where qualification in Finance, Accountancy or similar e.g., CIMA, ACCA would be considered an asset.
- Significant PQE in a Finance role, within an FP&A function, and preferably in a Health Care or a related environment.
- Demonstrable experience in business partnering and becoming a trusted partner/’go to’ person, including being confident in dealing with senior stakeholders.
- Considerable experience in management information reporting, proven results working with planning and forecasting tools and demonstrable ability in analysing complex issues, utilising strategic thinking and implementing solutions.
- Advanced IT skills in Power BI, Excel, Data Warehouses and Power Point.
- Excellent collaboration skills and ability to provide support to colleagues in different tasks.
- Ability to effectively plan, prioritise and deliver on objectives across multiple tasks and to tight deadlines.
About the Department
Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company, founded in 1923 and headquartered in Denmark. We employ more than 50,000 people in 80 countries and market our products in around 170 countries.
Novo Nordisk Research Centre Oxford (NNRCO) is one of Novo Nordisk’s Global Drug Discovery research sites focused on biology and target discovery across the broad spectrum of cardiometabolic disease in Oxford, United Kingdom. Our location in the heart of the University of Oxford medical campus enables two-way collaborations with some of the best medical scientists in the world. We use genetics, functional genomics, human-centric disease models, and computational biology to develop an unparalleled understanding of cardiometabolic disease and deliver therapies that transform the lives of patients.
This role reports directly to the Director of Finance and Business operations and is part of a team that covers Finance, Procurement, Operations and External contracts.
We work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, collaborating with colleagues from around the world to drive the financial success of the company.
Working at Novo Nordisk
We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities, and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things – from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energise us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we’re all here - to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.
Contact
Please apply to the role via our careers site, as unfortunately we don’t accept directly sent resumes.
Deadline
Please apply before 26th March 2024.
Our Talent Acquisition team engages with candidates on an ongoing basis, which is why we encourage you not to hesitate and apply early.
We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.
At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.
